Howard Mills on Health Care

Health Care is a human right

I believe that Health Care is a human right. I strongly opposed Sen. Clinton's 1993 national health care proposal, but I believe we need to continue to move toward a stronger national health care policy. I support tax credits for taxpayers who choose to
purchase health insurance that is not sponsored by their employers, a simplified set of flexible medical savings account options, and a refundable tax credit to lower-income working individuals & families for the purchase of private health care coverage.

Source: Campaign website, mills2004.com, "Issues"
Aug 17, 2004

Health Marts: co-ops of workers, employers & insurers

I support the concept of "Health Marts". Health Marts would be co-ops of workers, employers, insurers, and consumers. Instead of picking the health insurer for all the company's workers, the employer would sign up with a Health Mart.
The Health Marts would offer workers a wide range of health coverage choices. People who like HMOs could then still choose them. Those who did not want HMOs could choose traditional insurance, or a Medical Savings Account.

Source: Campaign website, mills2004.com, "Issues"
Aug 17, 2004

Ensure access to basic health care

Mills supports the following principles regarding healthcare:

Provide tax incentives to small businesses that provide health care to their employees.

Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care through managed care,
insurance reforms, or state funded care where necessary.

Support a patient's right to sue his or her HMO.

Support a patient's right to appeal to an administrative board of specialists when services are denied.